New Orleans Saints Trim Roster To 53 Players

The New Orleans made numerous moves over the past two days to get them at the 53-man roster limit.

Each NFL team had to trim their 90-man roster to the regular season limit of 53 by Saturday afternoon.

Keep in mind; the 53 players left remaining on the roster may not be the 53 players the Saints open their 2019 regular season schedule against on Monday, September 9, when they face the Houston Texans, as they can still make moves.

Below is a list of moves that the Saints made on Friday, including the release of former Breaux Bridge/LSU standout Travin Dural:

OL Fisayo Awoloja
WR Simmie Cobbs
WR Travin Dural
DL Corbin Kaufusi
LB Drew Lewis
LB Darnell Sankey
RB Shane Smith
TE A.J. Derby
DE Geneo Grissom
OL Ryan Groy
RB Jacquizz Rodgers
RB Kerwinn Williams
DB Kayvon Webster
LB Will Compton (reserve-injured)
LB Colton Jumper (reserve-injured)
LB Josh Martin (reserve-injured)

Below is a list of transactions that the Saints made on Saturday, including the release of special teams standout Chris Banjo and tight end Dan Arnold:

Contracts terminated:

S Chris Banjo
FB Michael Burton
DL Ziggy Hood
T Michael Ola
DL Sylvester Williams

Waived:

TE Dan Arnold
WR Emmanuel Butler
DB T.J. Green
LB Porter Gustin
C Marcus Henry
WR Lil'Jordan Humphrey
OL Derrick Kelly II
TE Alize Mack
DL Devine Ozigbo
DB Terrell Williams Jr.

Placed on reserve/retired list:

T Jermon Bushrod

Placed on Injured Reserve:

T/G Marshall Newhouse
CB/PR Marcus Sherels
C/G Cameron Tom

Placed on Reserve/Suspended By Commissioner list:

DT David Onyemata